Title: Cards of Sin
Author: K. J. Dahlen
Pages: 178
Year: 2012
Publisher: Solstice Publishing
Normally
reading a murder mystery is not my first choice for a book because I can’t
usually put it down until I find out “whodunit”. However, the title of this book is what
intrigued me enough to investigate this author and her mystery. What comes to mind when you read the title? For me, it was the word “cards” because I
love to play Solitaire as well as other card games. Then, I wondered how the words, cards and sin
were going to be tied together. I wasn’t
disappointed from the first sentence which reads, “I murdered a man tonight.”
Cheyenne
is a reporter who writes articles for a newspaper from her home on most
days. However, one day while writing,
her instant messenger pops up letting her know that she is receiving a
message. When she opens it, she reads,”I
murdered a man tonight”. From that point
on, the suspense begins to builds with clues sprinkled throughout to entice the
reader to continue trying their own means of figuring out the end before
actually reading it.
During
the various conversations that take place between the murderer and the
reporter, the emotions felt by the reporter fluctuate from being a victim to
actually not feeling like one. The
police are called in only after Cheyenne discovers the first victim and calls
Vincent, her friend, who is a police officer.
Vincent begins to hear the tale of how all this began. Shortly thereafter the killer ups the
ante. As a result, the FBI is called in
and Cheyenne begins to live at the police station until
the killer is caught. It takes a lot of twists
and turns with various characters, their stories and locations for the pieces
of the puzzle to start falling in place.
How long have the murders with the same MO been occurring? Where did it all start?
K. J.
Dahlen delivers a smashing story with Cards of Sin. The reader will enjoy the well-delivered plot
and characters. However, I would like to
see authors who are so gifted at telling an excellent story not use foul
language at all. I would love to be able
to promote authors whose works of fiction can stand alone without the need for
coloring the pages with unnecessary verbiage.
If you read this story, be aware that there are cuss words in it. No sex scenes or words are used, which is
awesome. So K. J., if your reading this
review, know that you have a way of grabbing readers’ attention with your
storytelling and don’t need to use foul language at all. If anything, I think it takes away from your
writing.
My rating is 3 stars and would have
been higher if not for the foul language.
Note: I received a
complimentary copy for an honest review of this book. The opinions shared in this review are solely
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